jihad

Example Sentences

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“Despite the hateful necessity” of living under Shiite rule, “his best chance of survival, and therefore of continued effectiveness in the jihad, lay in a return to Iran,” Soufan wrote.

From Washington Post

They say the 19-year-old decided in November to wage jihad against U.S. officials and officials of other governments he thought to be anti-Muslim.

From Seattle Times

Authorities have said he began studying radical Islamic ideology last summer before deciding in November to wage jihad against U.S. officials and officials of other governments he thought to be anti-Muslim.

From Seattle Times

Or is this someone who has declared a jihad on Jack Phillips, looking to ruin his life and his livelihood in any way he can?

From Washington Times

They said he decided in November to wage jihad against U.S. officials and officials of other governments he thought to be anti-Muslim.

From Seattle Times